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DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964971
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Lisfranc Injury in a National Hockey League Player: A Case Report
Publication History
accepted after revision October 10, 2006
Publication Date:
23 April 2007 (online)
Abstract
Tarsometatarsal joint dislocations and fracture-dislocations are uncommon injuries most frequently resulting from high-energy trauma as encountered in crush injuries, falls, and motor vehicle accidents. Although less common in athletes, this injury is being recognized with greater frequency and may carry a poor prognosis for return to high levels of competition. These injuries present a considerable challenge to orthopedic surgeons caring for athletes because of the prolonged period of recovery often required [[1], [2], [5], [6], [12]]. The literature contains descriptions of this injury in football players, gymnasts, tennis players, and track and field athletes [[2], [5], [9]]. To our knowledge, no report of such a Lisfranc injury to a hockey player has been described. This is a case report of a National Hockey League player that sustained a Lisfranc injury requiring surgical stabilization, but was able to return to elite hockey play.
Key words
lisfranc - hockey - foot
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Dr. Rick Wright
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